levin: and you even wrote a song about him, calling him out for leaving you. ♪ biological father left me in the cold ♪ ♪ when a few months old ♪ i thought a child was greater than gold ♪ ♪ but i guess not levin: and yet you've now made peace with him. shaq: yes, i'm not bitter that he wasn't around, and situations happen. another man stepped up. i'm thankful. and i don't believe in the terms "stepfather," "real father." - you think sarge was your dad? - yeah, sarge was my dad because he was the one who put clothes on me, put, you know, food in my belly and he taught me how to play basketball and disciplined me, you know, made me-- made me focus on the finer things in life, such as education. ♪ l.l. cool j. is hard as hell ♪ ♪ battle anybody, i don't care who you tell ♪ ♪ l.l. cool j. is hard as hell ♪ ♪ battle anybody, i don't care who you tell ♪ ( shaq laughs ) ♪ i'm gonna crack shells, double-l must rock the bells ♪ ( drums playing )